The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced the 12-man squad for the first Test against Austr❀alia which is scheduled 𓄧to be played in Adelaide from December 6 onwards.
The obvious choice that Indian captain Virat Kohli will have to make ahead of the toss is to pick between Hanum♏a Vihari and Rohit Sharma.ღ
While Bhuvneshwar Kumar and wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav both failed to make a cut for the Adelaide Test, the rest of the four Indian bowlers – Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin are expected to play for the visitors in the crucial opening game of the four-match series.
KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara along with Kohli will be part of the Indian batting line-up. Young Rishabh Pant will don🐈 the keeping gloves; he has been preferred over experienced Parthiv Patel, who last played for India during the South Africa tour.
India’s 12-man squad for the first Test against Australia:
Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane (vc), KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, R🍌ohit Sharma, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, 🐈Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah
